We pulled up and found a burgundy Chris-Craft Scorpion 16 sitting low in a soggy back corner of an apartment parking lot. The white deck was stained, a storm had cracked the fiberglass hull, and the old outboard was caked in grime. The boat was done, and the property manager wanted it off the pavement.
The main problem was the soft ground surrounding the space. Backing our heavy rig onto that mud would have buried the tires to the axles. Our crew laid wide wooden mats along the soft patch to distribute the weight. We used a winch with a strap around the trailer frame to slide the whole unit onto solid asphalt before winching it up onto our flatbed trailer.
We brought the boat back to our yard for proper disposal. The fiberglass hull was cut down into manageable sections and hauled to a local landfill, while the outboard motor went for scrap recycling. Jobs on small runabouts under 20 feet run around $75 a foot on our price sheet. If you need boat removal in Bedford Heights or anywhere in Cuyahoga County, call us at 833-658-4847.
As a rule, we see northern weather speed up the decay of neglected vessels. Water enters tiny cracks in the deck, freezes during winter, expands, and splits the gelcoat until the structural wood inside turns soft. Before we haul any hull away, our crew flushes the fuel tank, drains the oil, and pulls the battery to keep hazardous materials out of the ground. When you hand over the title, we clear the paperwork so the boat is off your name.
Boat removal job details
| Boat | 16 ft Chris-Craft Scorpion 16 runabout |
|---|---|
| Where it sat | Apartment complex parking lot |
| Coverage area | Cuyahoga County |
| Outcome | Fiberglass hull cut up and hauled to a landfill that takes it, metals recycled |
Representative example of our work in Cuyahoga County; it does not describe a particular customer job, and the photos are illustrative.
Questions from the phone this week
What if my boat is on a trailer?
We can tow it directly on its trailer if the tires hold air and the axle is safe. If the trailer is rusted through or missing wheels, our crew winches the entire trailer onto a flatbed or strips the hull right off it.
What if my boat engine is inoperable?
An engine that does not start is never a problem for our team. We use heavy winches, dollies, and straps to move boats with seized outboards or dead inboards. You do not need to repair the motor before we arrive for the tow.
Boat removal throughout Cuyahoga County
Crews cover Cuyahoga County: Cleveland, Strongsville, North Royalton and Solon. June brings out many property managers clearing dead vessels after spring rain reveals severe rot from winter snow loads. We handle the heavy lifting to keep parking lots clean across the area.
A boat you are done with in Bedford Heights? Send us photos or call 833-658-4847, and you get a price before we roll.
